If an employer does not undertake a risk assessment, this in itself
constitutes maternity discrimination and means that you would be able to make a claim in the employment tribunal.
Several Big Law firms, including Proskauer Rose, Sedgwick, and Chadbourne & Parke (now Norton Rose Fulbright), have been hit with allegations of gender discrimination in recent years, but this is the first suit focusing
on maternity discrimination, according to Russell - Kraft.
Duffy v TNS (2015, ET) Acting for a research and media company resisting claims of sex discrimination and whistleblowing brought by a former CEO Pereiro - Mendez v Goldman Sachs (2015) Acting on behalf of a global investment bank resisting claims of equal pay, sex discrimination and
maternity discrimination brought by director in relation to salary, bonus and promotion
Maternity discrimination, such as prohibiting mothers from breastfeeding in cafés or restaurants, is now against the law under the Equality Act 2010, but the Act does not apply in the workplace.
So things like the tribunal fees have seen a drop off in people taking employers to tribunal for unfair dismissal in regards to sex discrimination,
maternity discrimination, race discrimination.
We have particular expertise in pregnancy /
maternity discrimination.
Senior Partner v Financial Services LLP Advised on complicated dispute involving complaints of pregnancy and
maternity discrimination, sex discrimination, victimisation and expulsion from partnership.
Stokes v Smart Education Ltd Successfully represented respondent teacher recruitment business for pregnancy and
maternity discrimination, pregnancy harassment, unfair dismissal, and failure to pay sick pay.
Acting for a senior engineering manager bringing claims against a FTSE 100 company for sex /
maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal, in respect of acts committed both in the UK and whilst on assignment to the USA;
She brought claims of equal pay,
maternity discrimination and sex discrimination, alleging that she had been discriminated against in relation to the allocation of opportunities, basic salary, bonus and promotion to managing director.
Currently instructed before the EAT on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in a challenge concerning time limits in the context of pregnancy and
maternity discrimination.